Project 3: Course Design

Note: I am enjoying how much of the course is conducted here on the blog. So I've decided to post the course project descriptions here. 

Project 3: Design a Course

Design a course – or other instructional program, set of modules, etc. similar in scope to a course – to integrate technology in a way that enhances teaching and learning

In this project you will create the materials needed for a course, program, or set of instructional modules listed below. The aim of the project is to design a course in a manner that integrates technology in order to enhance teaching and learning.

Here are the deliverables for this project:

  

    Syllabus with Learning Goals & Course Policies

The syllabus can be a container for one or more of the items listed here. If there is a standard format you adhere to in your program, feel free to use that.

With regard to “policies,” I am most interested in policies that may change in some way due to incorporating technology such as attendance, participation, copyright/plagiarism, and anything explicitly to do with technology such as asking students to buy server space, software, etc

   

    Schedule of Activities

The schedule should provide information about the sequence and pacing not only of projects, but of all the learning activities you are planning. You can organize this as a calendar, as a set of “sessions” with details about activities in each session, or any other way it might make sense given your intended audience and delivery format.

    Learning Interaction Grid

This document may or may not be something you share with students, but it should offer a guide for the technology resources you will use to create appropriate learning environments for the types of interaction you want to see

    Project Descriptions & Evaluation Guidelines

These can be materials you present to students or they might include more information – details that you might provide to fellow instructors if this were a multi-section course, for example

    Sample Conceptual Materials

Readings, lecture notes, YouTube recordings or screencasts, etc. You don’t need to prepare more than one or two of these

    Reflective Introduction

A statement that introduces me and your fellow classmates to the course materials and helps us to understand the decisions you have made. This is the place to reference specific learning theories and provide any additional context we may need to understand your course design.

What Should It Look Like?

Think of this as a set of portfolio contents – something you might show a potential employer when asked to see evidence of your ability to teach with technology.

It is a set of documents rather than a single one, with the reflective intro as a guide to the contents.

Turning It In

 You have some options. Watch this space for details!

Presenting It at the Final Symposium

You’ll have 40 minutes to take us through your course design and engage us in a demo or hands-on activity during our final symposium on July 20^th.